A dimension within Traditional & Organic Farming
This theme centers on the use of natural fertilizers like manure and cow dung in organic and traditional farming for healthy crops.
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Our ancestors generally followed traditional farming methods using cow dung manure.
— Jogeshwar Naik · Kalahandi, Odisha
Old people used to do mixed farming, they used cow dung manure.
— Kachala Choudhary
Our ancestors used soil cultivation methods, farming with cow dung manure. They also used goat droppings as manure for cultivation.
— gobardhan pangi
We used to farm using cow dung and goat manure; this was the fertilizer for the crops, and all crops like Kodo, Menjhari, Barley, and Saawa were grown with this agricultural fertilizer.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our ancestors used to follow cow dung manure and clay soil farming methods and found them profitable.
— Premsila Naik · Kalahandi, Odisha
Earlier, farming was done using cow dung and goat droppings; that was the fertilizer for the crops, and Kodo millet grew better with it.
— Kamleah Kumar · Kota, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We use manure made from goat, cow, and buffalo dung in farming so that there isn't a great need for more fertilizer and our farm's crops can grow well.
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our previous generation only cultivated with cow dung manure. Manku Mandi, Kudumulugumma
— jitendra khila · kudumulugumma, Malkangiri, Odisha
They were using cow dung manure, decaying leaves, and soda as organic fertilizer. Haribandhu Nayak Pujari Guna Mas Kangiri.
— Ramadas Badanayak · Kamarpalli, Malkangiri, Odisha
When our ancestors first started farming, for 20-30 years they cultivated without using any fertilizer. If they used any fertilizer, it was only cow dung manure, and no other fertilizer.
— Sastensh khura · Khatiguda, Nabarangapur, Odisha
What old farming methods did your ancestors follow? When they plowed, they used cow dung and urine as fertilizer.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
Our fathers and grandfathers used to cultivate traditional crops earlier, fertilizing them with cow dung, and grew pulses like moong, urad, kulthi, along with millets such as ragi and bajra.
— Parikshit Majhi
Mona, your priest, and we will bring back the past related to farming. People used to do organic farming earlier, using manure or cow dung. Now, we are using chemical fertilizers.
— KRUSHNA KHILLO
The best fertilizer we used for crops was goat droppings, cow dung, and sheep droppings. These were all the agricultural fertilizers of the past.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
What old soil cultivation methods did your ancestors follow? They used old wooden plows. First, they applied cow dung manure, then they used cow dung water, hoping for good results.
— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha
Previously, our ancestors used to farm with cow dung, and now urea and DAP have become common. The crops are growing well, but it's having a big impact on the body.
— Kamleah Kumar · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We used the best manure in our crops. Cow dung, goat droppings, sheep droppings.
— Kamleah Kumar · Kota, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
In ancient times, what method did your people use for farming? The answer is, they used to farm by using manure with a plow.
— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha
There is no irrigation in his land, so they bring their cow dung and goat droppings to cultivate paddy and support their family.
— pinku sunani · Litisargi, Nuapada, Odisha
In ancient times, which farming methods did your people use? They farm by holding the plow and applying manure.
— Niranjan Bisi · Boudh, Odisha
We collect cow dung and goat dung, mix them, and spread them in the field. Then we cultivate paddy. After harvesting the paddy, we bring it back.
— pinku sunani · Litisargi, Nuapada, Odisha
Earlier, you all used to farm, and you cultivated using fertilizer.
— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha
Our ancestors used to cultivate millet without mixing any chemical pesticides; they used cow dung as fertilizer. And those foods were very good.
— Sastensh khura
We farm using the old method.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Traditional agriculture
— KRUSHNA KHILLO · Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha
In earlier times, what method did people use for farming? The answer is, they used to farm by applying fertilizer with a plough.
— Niranjan Lauria · Boudh, Odisha
Our ancestors used to farm with cow dung. And now this urea and DAP fertilizer has become common. This improves crop yield, but it's having a significant impact on health.
— Kamleah Kumar
Grain used to grow without fertilizer. Use cow dung for farming in the fields; that's where paddy, maize, and all crops grow. Eating all that grain keeps the body strong and vital. Nowadays, even though there is more crop yield, the body becomes weak.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ammatola, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Previously, crops would grow without fertilizer. Cow dung was spread in the fields, and then grains were sown, resulting in excellent crops. But now, it seems to grow better with urea.
— Kamleah Kumar · Ammatola, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Farming
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
My ancestors used to emphasize farming using organic methods.
— Madan Hantal · Pujariguda, Malkangiri, Odisha
They were cultivating paddy using organic methods or traditional soil methods.
— Gourang Adhikari · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
Before, all of us tribals used to plow the fields with a plow and bullocks. We would sow medo mujri and also kurthi, which was very nutritious food. It was sown without fertilizer and would grow readily.
— Babulal Ayam · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Can make organic fertilizer.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We farm using traditional methods.
— Sunil oraon · Bero, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Our ancestors used to farm with plows.
— Batakrushna Sahoo
In our village, earlier, people used to cultivate fields with ploughs and oxen and worked very hard. At that time, they would sow Kodo, Sawa, Medo, and Mizri, and grow them without fertilizer. They used to sustain themselves with that, from which individuals...
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Record it in 15 seconds. Yes, I practice traditional farming. I irrigate my fields with my oxen, plow them, and use organic manure from my animals.
— Vasudev Katara · Bichiwara, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Farming and agriculture
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our fertilizer, people are not taking it, brother. We have two oxen, we make manure from them and do farming. Brother, what else can we do? We don't know any other way of life; this is our only option.
— Sunita Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
